Village Board approves raft of clearances and negotiated deals BY MICHAEL RICONDA SUFFERN– A major housing development which aims to draw affluent commuter residents into the Village of Suffern received a number of major approvals, according to Village Trustee Ed Markunas and a May 21 announcement by the development group that has pushed for the […]
BY CHERYL SLAVIN Questions were raised and answered at Tuesday night’s Stony Point Board meeting about the progress of several public works projects that the town has undertaken: the Stony Point Dog Park, the Stony Point Skate Park, and the restoration of the Pyngyp Schoolhouse. Resident Joanne Babcock, whose home and that of her in-laws […]
BY JANIE ROSMAN What better way to move into a new home than with a welcoming party from your new neighbors. Since 2006 Building Homes for Heroes® — founded by Clarkstown South High School alumni and childhood friends — made a significant difference in the lives of wounded American service members and their families by […]
County Clerk Paul Piperato is due to be roasted by local dignitaries next weekend at Platzl Brauhaus in a benefit for Leo Laders American Legion Post 130. Last year Haverstraw Supervisor Howard Phillips endured some abuse for a good cause and this year it’s his fellow Haverstraw native Piperato’s turn. Roasters include Haverstraw Town Justice […]
PRESS RELEASE Over 500 people have signed a petition protesting the Village of Montebello’s prosecution of Rockland resident Zev Oster for keeping two small beehives and blueberry bushes on 1.3 acre vacant lot on Spook Rock Road. Oster will appear in Montebello Village Court on Wednesday evening, May 27, at 5:15 p.m. The petition can […]
BY BILL DEMAREST OLD BRIDGE, N.J. – A young man from Stony Point was seriously injured on Tuesday morning in a crash that took place as he and three other friends were on their way to Great Adventure amusement park in Jackson, N.J., according to police. The Stony Point man, 18, was thrown from a […]